How Turkey Views Russian Naval Access to the Black Sea

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«Despite supporting Ukraine militarily, President Erdogan has crucial political and economic reasons for preserving good ties with Moscow, so he is unlikely to take any actions in the Black Sea that are not strictly laid out in the Montreux Convention.»

by Soner Cagaptay

During the last week of August, Russia reportedly shipped S-300 missile defense systems from Syria back to its territory through the Turkish Straits (the Bosporus and Dardanelles), raising questions about the nature of Turkey’s control over these waterways. The 1936 Montreux Convention gives Ankara broad rights to monitor and limit the types of vessels sailing into the Black Sea. How do Turkish officials interpret these rights now that war has broken out between two littoral states? The answer seemingly casts doubt on Washington’s ability to steer Ankara toward further measures that weaken Moscow’s military offensive against Ukraine, such as monitoring Russian cargo crossing the Black Sea.

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